vicariant - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
Adjective
vicariant (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or as a result of vicariance
Noun
vicariant (plural vicariants)
- Any of a set of species, in separate geographical locations, that have arisen through vicariance
Etymology
From German vikarierend, present participle of vikarieren (“to act as a substitute”), from Vikar (“vicar, representative”), ultimately from Latin vicārius (“substitute”).
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